You should subscribe to the list for blind Mac users,
mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx if you want to find people who love their
Macs. Personally, I was a little disappointed with my Mac. That was
probably partly because of the build up. I expected getting a Mac to be
a life changing experience. But I'd say a Mac is worth the money.
It's a little more expensive than a PC with Windows but it's a little
better too. It's a good value, not great.
I agree though, that it doesn't make any sense to install linux over top
of MacOS. If you own a Mac, you've already paid for MacOS wich accounts
for a considerable percentage of the price. On the other hand, I can
see how someone might want to dual boot or run linux as a virtual
machine on a Mac.
On 04/7/13 22:12, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I had the same thought when I saw this statement. I could see though
where someone would want to be able to run MacOS from time to time, and
you're only going to be able to do this on a Mac. I toyed with the idea
of getting a Mac so I could run Windows, MacOS or Ubuntu whenever I
wanted, but I ended up getting an Asus laptop. It was a lot less money,
and I have plenty on my plate, so being able to run MacOS just seemed
like a pricey option I'd never really take advantage of.
I will admit though that Apple does make some nice and nice looking
stuff. It took a while before you could get a laptop that really had the
same look and feel as the MacBook Air.
On 04/18/2013 05:50 AM, Kyle wrote:
Today's Mac is only a PC with proprietary restrictions and lockdowns,
and comes with a much higher price tag for the hardware you really get
inside. Unless you have a specific software application that requires
MacOS and will not run on Linux, and unless no Linux alternative to that
application is available, it would be beneficial to purchase a PC and
just replace Windows with Linux, or purchase a PC with no OS
pre-installed. The purchase price is much lower, and the replacement of
the OS is far easier. You also have a choice of hardware depending on
the PC you purchase, so you can choose AMD over Intel for example, which
has resulted in faster and more stable systems from my own personal
experience.
~Kyle
http://kyle.tk/
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